Wesson Sleep Clinic (2024)

FAQs

What is the worlds best sleep clinic? ›

Stanford Medicine is home to the world's first sleep clinic and laboratory, established in 1972. Today, we are one of the world's largest and most renowned sleep medicine centers.

You may feel uncomfortable because of the sensors and other measuring devices attached to your body. However, nearly everyone eventually falls asleep during a sleep study. Even if you get less sleep than you normally do at home, a sleep study only requires two hours of sleep in order to be considered a valid test.

Sleep clinics most often perform non-invasive testing called polysomnography. View Source to help give doctors insight into your sleep duration and patterns of brain activity during sleep.

Sleep tests can help your doctor diagnose sleep-related breathing disorders such as sleep apnea, sleep-related seizure disorders, sleep-related movement disorders, and sleep disorders that cause extreme daytime tiredness such as narcolepsy.

The average cost of an in-lab sleep study can range from between about $1,000 and $10,000 depending on insurance coverage. The actual fee a person with insurance pays is lower, however, because their insurance will likely cover some or much of the cost.

Insomnia, the most common sleep disorder, involves problems getting to sleep or staying asleep. About one-third of adults report some insomnia symptoms, 10 to 15% report problems with functioning during the daytime and 4 to 22% have symptoms severe enough to meet criteria for insomnia disorder.

Don't worry if you can't fall asleep as easily or sleep as well during your sleep study as you do at home, as this usually doesn't affect the test results.

Yes, you can wake up at night to use the bathroom during a sleep study. But sleep lab staff will tell you whether or not you can do so without a staff member helping you. This varies depending on the sleep lab's equipment, policies and room layout.

DON'T BRING YOUR OWN BEDDING No outside blankets or pillows are allowed. DON'T WEAR A NIGHTGOWN OR SLIPPERY MATERIAL SLEEPING ATTIRE See “What to Wear” section below. DON'T KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE ON ALL NIGHT Electronic devices must be turned off when your sleep study begins.

Sensors will be placed on the forehead, chin, and face to monitor brain waves and vital signs. These sensors are taped on and should not be painful. You can read or watch TV until you are ready to sleep.

Can I sleep on my side during a sleep study? ›

Our goal is to collect the best data we can about you while you sleep. To do this, we will want to see you sleep in your usual positions, but we may also ask you to sleep in other positions as well. Some people have severe problems with apnea when they sleep on their back, but none when sleeping on their side.

Frequent phone calls, text messages, internet, iPod, etc can disrupt your child's sleep and the study. Also, patients will not be allowed to have their cell phones during the night. Some cell phones created an electrical interference, the technician may need to have you turn your cell phone off completely.

However, the test cannot diagnose or confirm a mental health condition. Instead, the results will show if you have poor quality sleep or insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, or another sleep disorder, which could be a sign or symptom of a mental health disorder.

Bras– yes, you may remove your bra. Underwear – It is recommended you wear pants or shorts. The techs may have to come in during the night to fix wires. When patients do not wear pants, Techs must fix the leg wires more frequently because it comes off more easily.

This is a test you can't fail. You won't be judged by how well you sleep or don't sleep.